Hardcover Collections

[Rores28]

Not sure where to put this thread but...

Can anyone suggest some good publishing companies/ websites where they have nice hardcovers of the classics.

I like Everyman's Library and some of the Scribner Classics Hardcovers but beyond those I am having a hard time locating classic collections or nicely bound hardcovers in general. Additionally, some of the books I want are not part of these two collections.

Thanks

[LitNetIsGreat]

Not sure. I've often come across some wonderful hardback editions in good second hand book stores, but I don't know about new editions. I'm not that much of a fan of hard back editions; a bit too clunky on the move.

[Lokasenna]

The Folio Society produce nice looking hardbacks, but they cost a fair bit, and I'm not always sure of the credibility of their editors.

[kjc]

Barnes & Noble (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/discount-books-bargains-classics/379001146/?cds2Pid=17978&linkid=1507207) puts out some very nice leather bound hardcovers. I got a set for Christmas. They look beautiful and are of good quality. (The only downside is the very thin pages with the bigger books, but that's unavoidable.) 17 dollars a book isn't half bad, either, considering what you're getting.

[Rores28]

what makes you question the credibility of their editors?

[dfloyd]

The Easton Press leather bound classics, the Folio Society, and The Heritage Press. They are all for sale with prices from $10 through several hundred dollars. I am developing a web site to sell these, but if you send a personal message with you requirements, author and title, I will respond with book and price. Payment is made via Pay Pal to US customers only. These all come in slipcases and are mostly in Mint or like new condition.

[Modest Proposal]

Rores, I recommend you locate dFloyd if he doesn't show up in this thread. He is a collector and has a particular set, I forget which, about which he speaks very highly.

As far as my own collection, I usually try to do Everyman editions or American Library if it is available. They are both very nice, durable and affordable. I pick up Reader's Digest versions if I find them for a few dollars, but I don't pay much more for them. A word of advice: stay away from the International Collector's Edition. They have an almost acceptable antiquated look about them, but they fall apart very quickly. I also have found that Modern Library's quality seems to have dropped off in their more recent publications.